《牡丹图》轴,清,赵之谦作,纸本,设色,纵174.5cm,横90.5cm。
本幅自题:“蓴卿仁兄屬畫。撝叔趙之謙。”图中画大石一块,旁生牡丹一株,花开灿烂,华丽富贵。赵之谦为海派著名画家,以花卉见长,初学恽南田,后去其秀媚并将书法的用笔以及金石的铿锵意味带入画中,形成气势恢弘、格局博大的个人风格。此幅作品堪称体现赵之谦典型风格的代表之作,花朵或用没骨,或用双勾,行笔快捷活泼,强调“写”而非“描”。设色浓丽,水、墨、色相交融,石块墨色浓重,质感强烈。鲜艳的色彩配合放逸的笔法,于富丽中见粗犷豪放之气。画面整体布局上密下疏,相互对比衬托,共同构成一幅完整的图画。
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"Peony Tu" axis, Qing Dynasty, Zhao Zhiqian's work, paper, color, 174.5 cm vertical, 90.5 cm horizontal.
The title of this painting is "Brother Yin Qing is a painting". Uncle Zhao Zhiqian." The picture shows a big stone with a peony beside it. The flowers are brilliant and magnificent. Zhao Zhiqian is a famous painter of Shanghai School. He grew up in flowers, first learned Yun Nantian, then went to her beautiful place and brought the brush of calligraphy and the clangorous meaning of stone into his paintings, forming a magnificent and broad personal style. This work can be regarded as a representative work reflecting Zhao Zhiqian's typical style. Flowers are either boneless or double-hooked, with quick and lively strokes, emphasizing "writing" rather than "describing". The design is rich in colour, water, ink and colour blend, and the stone has strong ink colour and strong texture. Bright colors combined with relaxed brushwork show bold and bold spirit in richness. The overall layout of the picture is close and sparse, contrasting with each other to form a complete picture.